It's time to submit your ideas for the redistributions in South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT

The Redistribution Committees are today inviting members of the public to submit their ideas about the names and boundaries of federal electorates in South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT.

While all existing boundaries are being reviewed, the number of federal electorates in South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT will remain the same. Acting Australian Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said that public input is an important part of the redistribution process and that every Australian has the right to have a say about the name and boundaries of the electorate they live in.

“We want to hear from a wide range of Australians, including people who have not been involved in a redistribution before.” Mr Pope said.

“Carrying out regular reviews of federal electorates is essential to maintain our fair, transparent and internationally admired Australian electoral system”

It’s important to note that the members of the House of Representatives elected at the 2025 federal election in South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT will continue to represent their electorates until the next federal election. 

Proposed ideas can be about the names of electorates, their boundaries, or both. Ideas may contain facts, opinions, or recommendations. A guide about proposing ideas can be found on the redistributions website.

All ideas must be received by the Redistribution Committee by 6pm local time on Friday 7 November 2025.

How to submit an idea

• To submit an idea for the South Australian Redistribution, visit the dedicated SA redistribution page
• To submit an idea for the Tasmanian Redistribution, visit the dedicated Tas redistribution page
• To submit an idea for the ACT Redistribution, visit the dedicated ACT redistribution page

Next steps

All submitted ideas will be published on the redistributions website on Monday 10 November 2025. The public will then have until 6pm local time on Friday 21 November 2025 to lodge written feedback about these ideas.

The Redistribution Committees will then review all ideas and feedback on ideas and release the proposed redistribution reports in early 2026.

Editor’s notes:

• Federal Redistributions website
• Federal redistributions are run independently from Government and Parliament. The AEC administers the process, but an independent Redistribution Committee – one for each state or territory - makes the decisions.
• It’s important to note that these are federal redistributions and not related to state or territory redistribution processes.
• A separate and unrelated redistribution of Queensland’s state electorates is currently being conducted by the Queensland Redistribution Commission.